Employee Relations Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is involved in any labor dispute nor, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, is any such dispute threatened. None of the Company's or its subsidiaries' employees is a member of a union and the Company and its subsidiaries believe that their relations with their employees are good.
Employee Related Matters Parent may offer certain employees of the Acquired Corporations as of the date of this Agreement who are also employees of the Acquired Corporations immediately prior to the Effective Time employment by the Parent after the Effective Time, and each such offer shall be in the form of an individual offer letter prepared in accordance with Parent's customary form (such letter to confirm such employee's initial position, compensation, location and reporting relationship). Those employees of the Acquired Corporations that continue to be employees of Parent or any of its affiliates, including the Acquired Corporations, following the Closing (the "Continuing Employees") and, if applicable, their eligible dependents, shall, subject to any necessary transition period and the terms of such plans, be immediately eligible to participate in Parent's health, vacation, employee stock purchase, 401(k) and other plans, to the same extent as comparably situated employees of Parent. Each such Continuing Employee shall receive credit under Parent's employee benefit plans for purposes of eligibility to participate under such plans for years of service with the Acquired Corporations prior to the Effective Time, and Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any and all pre-existing condition limitations and evidence of insurability requirements under any group health plans of Parent in which such employees and, if applicable, their eligible dependents shall participate to be waived and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide credit for any co-payments and deductibles prior to the Closing Date for purposes of satisfying any applicable deduction, out-of-pocket or similar requirements under any such plans that may apply after the Closing Date. Parent shall pay to the Eligible Employees (as defined below) up to an aggregate of $10,000,000 in cash (the "Contingent Employee Amount") subject to the following terms and conditions: Subject to any right of setoff that Parent may be entitled to exercise (pursuant to Section 9.5 or otherwise), and subject to the other provisions of this Section 5.4(b): if the Actual Q4 2003 Net Bookings are equal to or greater than $1,900,000, then Parent shall pay to each Eligible Employee on a date selected by Parent on or prior to February 28, 2004 cash in an amount equal to such Eligible Employee's Percentage Allocation in the amount equal to the product of (A) $125,000 multiplied by (B) the quotient of (I) the Actual Q4 2003 Net Bookings, divided by (II) $3,800,000; provided, however, that in no event shall the aggregate amount payable by Parent to the Eligible Employees pursuant to this Section 5.4(b)(i)(1) exceed $125,000; and provided, further that if the Shareholders' Agent delivers an Initial Objection Notice or a Final Objection Notice to Parent in accordance with Section 1.8(f), then Parent shall make any payments required under this Section 5.4(b)(i)(1) to the Eligible Employees within 30 days after the dispute identified in such Initial Objection Notice or a Final Objection Notice, as the case may be, is resolved; if the Actual Q4 2003 Net Revenues are equal to or greater than $1,150,000, then Parent shall pay to each Eligible Employee on a date selected by Parent on or prior to February 28, 2004 cash in an amount equal to such Eligible Employee's Percentage Allocation in the amount equal to the product of (A) $125,000 multiplied by (B) the quotient of (I) the Actual Q4 2003 Net Revenues, divided by (II) $2,300,000; provided, however, that in no event shall the aggregate amount payable by Parent to the Eligible Employees pursuant to this Section 5.4(b)(i)(2) exceed $125,000; and provided, further that if the Shareholders' Agent delivers an Initial Objection Notice or a Final Objection Notice to Parent in accordance with Section 1.8(f), then Parent shall make any payments required under this Section 5.4(b)(i)(2) to the Eligible Employees within 30 days after the dispute identified in such Initial Objection Notice or a Final Objection Notice, as the case may be, is resolved; if the Actual 2004 Net Bookings are equal to or greater than $75,000,000, then Parent shall pay to each Eligible Employee on a date selected by Parent on or prior to February 28, 2005 cash in an amount equal to such Eligible Employee's Percentage Allocation in the amount equal to the product of (A) $4,125,000 multiplied by (B) the quotient of (I) the Actual 2004 Net Bookings, divided by (II) $150,000,000; provided, however, that in no event shall the aggregate amount payable by Parent to the Eligible Employees pursuant to this Section 5.4(b)(i)(3) exceed $4,125,000; and provided, further that if the Shareholders' Agent delivers an Initial Objection Notice or a Final Objection Notice to Parent in accordance with Section 1.8(f), then Parent shall make any payments required under this Section 5.4(b)(i)(3) to the Eligible Employees within 30 days after the dispute identified in such Initial Objection Notice or a Final Objection Notice, as the case may be, is resolved; if the Actual 2004 Net Revenues are equal to or greater than $25,000,000, then Parent shall pay to each Eligible Employee on a date selected by Parent on or prior to February 28, 2005 cash in an amount equal to such Eligible Employee's Percentage Allocation (as defined below) in the amount equal to the product of (A) $4,125,000 multiplied by (B) the quotient of (I) the Actual 2004 Net Revenues, divided by (II) $50,000,000; provided, however, that in no event shall the aggregate amount payable by Parent to the Eligible Employees pursuant to this Section 5.4(b)(i)(1) exceed $4,125,000; and provided, further that if the Shareholders' Agent delivers an Initial Objection Notice or a Final Objection Notice to Parent in accordance with Section 1.8(f), then Parent shall make any payments required under this Section 5.4(b)(i)(1) to the Eligible Employees within 30 days after the dispute identified in such Initial Objection Notice or a Final Objection Notice, as the case may be, is resolved; if a future version of Parent's hosted CRM OnDemand product satisfies the Milestones on or prior to June 30, 2004, then (A) promptly following Parent's determination that the Milestones have been satisfied, Parent shall deliver to the Shareholders' Agent written notice thereof, and (II) Parent shall pay to each Eligible Employee on a date selected by Parent within 45 days after the date such notice is delivered to the Shareholders' Agent cash in an amount equal to such Eligible Employee's Percentage Allocation in $1,500,000 (it being understood that if Parent, acting in good faith and in its reasonable discretion, determines that the Milestones are not satisfied on or prior to June 30, 2004, then no amount shall be payable under this Section 5.4(b)(i)(5));
Employee Rights (a) Nothing herein expressed or implied shall confer upon any employee of any IPC Company, Seller or its Affiliates, or Purchaser or its Affiliates, or upon any legal representative of such employee, or upon any collective bargaining agent, any rights or remedies, including any third party beneficiary rights or any right to employment or continued employment for any specified period, of any nature or kind whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
Labor and Employee Relations (i) (A) None of the employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is represented in his or her capacity as an employee of such company by any labor organization; (B) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has recognized any labor organization nor has any labor organization been elected as the collective bargaining agent of any of their employees, nor has the Company or any of its Subsidiaries signed any collective bargaining agreement or union contract recognizing any labor organization as the bargaining agent of any of their employees; and (C) to the Knowledge of the Company, there is no active or current union organization activity involving the employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor has there ever been union representation involving employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Employee Release Any obligation of Cubist to provide you severance payments or other benefits under this Agreement is expressly conditioned upon your reviewing and signing (and not revoking during any applicable revocation period) a general release of claims in a form reasonably satisfactory to Cubist. Cubist shall provide you with the general release promptly after the date on which you give or receive, as the case may be, notice of termination of your employment.
Employee Retention The two Company employees listed in ------------------ Schedule 7.02(f) shall have entered into employment and noncompetition ---------------- agreements with Parent providing for such employees to be employed by Parent (or to continue to be employed by the Surviving Corporation) after the Effective Time; both such employment agreements shall be in full force and effect; and neither of such employees shall have ceased employment with Company or given notice to the Board of Directors of Parent or the Board of Directors of Company of his intention to cease employment with Parent or Company after the Effective Time.
Employment Relations The Company is in compliance with all Federal, state or other applicable laws, domestic or foreign, respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, and has not and is not engaged in any unfair labor practice.
Employee Representations The Employee hereby represents and warrants to the Company that:
Labor Relations; Employees (i) The Company employs a total of approximately 20 employees, and Phase Three employs a total of approximately 220 employees. Except as set forth in Section 3.1(q) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (A) neither the Company, Phase Three nor SWI is delinquent in payments to any of its employees for any wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses or other direct compensation for any services performed by them to date or amounts required to be reimbursed to such employees, (B) upon termination of the employment of any such employees, neither the Company, any subsidiary, Parent, Acquisition Sub nor the Surviving Corporation will by reason of anything done prior to the Closing be liable to any of such employees for so-called "severance pay" or any other payments, (C) there is no unfair labor practice complaint against the Company pending before the National Labor Relations Board or any comparable Governmental Authority, and none of the Company's or any subsidiary's employment policies or practices is currently being audited or investigated by any federal, state or local government agency, (D) there is no labor strike, dispute, claim, charge, lawsuit, proceeding, labor slowdown or stoppage pending or threatened against or involving the Company, Phase Three or SWI, (E) no labor union has taken any action with respect to organizing the employees of the Company, Phase Three or SWI, (F) neither any grievance nor any arbitration proceeding arising out of or under collective bargaining agreements is pending and no claim therefor has been asserted against the Company, Phase Three or SWI, and (G) no employee has informed any officer of the Company or Phase Three that such employee will terminate his or her employment or engagement with the Company, Phase Three or the Surviving Corporation. To the best knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any employee of the Company, Phase Three or SWI is in violation of any term of any employment contract, patent disclosure agreement or any other contract or agreement relating to the relationship of such employee with the Company, Phase Three or SWI or any other party because of the nature of the business conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Company, Phase Three or SWI. All individuals considered by the Company, Phase Three or SWI to be independent contractors are, and could only be reasonably considered to be, in fact "independent contractors" and are not "employees" or "Common law employees" for tax, benefits, wage, labor or any other legal purpose.
Employee Representation Executive expressly represents and warrants to the Company that Executive is not a party to any contract or agreement and is not otherwise obligated in any way, and is not subject to any rules or regulations, whether governmentally imposed or otherwise, which will or may restrict in any way Executive’s ability to fully perform Executive’s duties and responsibilities under this Agreement.
